Brown Garden Snail, Helix aspersa Müller (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Helicidae)
The brown garden snail (European brown snail) Helix (Cyptoomphalus) aspersa Müller, was described by O.F. Müller in 1774 from specimens collected in Italy.
Geo W. Dekle, Thomas R. Fasulo
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Screening of Healthy Feral Pigeons (Columba livia domestica) in the City of Zurich Reveals Continuous Circulation of Pigeon Paramyxovirus-1 and a Serious Threat of Transmission to Domestic Poultry. [PDF]
Pigeon paramyxovirus-1 (PPMV-1) is predominantly isolated from pigeons or doves and forms a separate group of viral strains within Avian Orthoavulavirus-1, the causative agent of Newcastle disease in poultry.
Albini, Sarah +10 more
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Detection and diversity of a putative novel heterogeneous polymorphic proline-glycine repeat (Pgr) protein in the footrot pathogen Dichelobacter nodosus [PDF]
Dichelobacter nodosus, a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, is the essential causative agent of footrot in sheep. Currently, depending on the clinical presentation in the field, footrot is described as benign or virulent; D.
Atiya Ul-Hassan +47 more
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Linear Contraction Behavior of Low-Carbon, Low-Alloy Steels During and After Solidification Using Real-Time Measurements [PDF]
A technique for measuring the linear contraction during and after solidification of low-alloy steel was developed and used for examination of two commercial low-carbon and low-alloy steel grades.
A. Grill +26 more
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UBathy: a new approach for bathymetric inversion from video imagery [PDF]
A new approach to infer the bathymetry from coastal video monitoring systems is presented. The methodology uses principal component analysis of the Hilbert transform of video images to obtain the components of the wave propagation field and their ...
Calvete Manrique, Daniel +4 more
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Reducing Cement Contents of Paving Blocks by Using Mineral Waste and by-Product Materials [PDF]
In the production of conventional paving blocks, it is usual to use a minimum of 210 kg/m3 of cement. However, when portland cement is produced, it impacts negatively on the environment due to carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, this paper investigates
Caiju S. +5 more
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Balancing the needs of capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and moose (Alces alces) in large-scale human land use [PDF]
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Lindén, Harto +2 more
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Fermi Detection of a Luminous gamma-ray Pulsar in a Globular Cluster [PDF]
We report the Fermi Large Area Telescope detection of gamma -ray (>100 mega-electron volts) pulsations from pulsar J1823--3021A in the globular cluster NGC 6624 with high significance (approx 7 sigma). Its gamma-ray luminosity L (sub 3) = (8:4 +/- 1:6) X
Abdo, A. A. +24 more
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Development of a method for determination of VOCs (including methylsiloxanes) in biogas by TD-GC/MS analysis using Supel™ Inert Film bags and multisorbent bed tubes [PDF]
An analytical method based on TD-GC/MS was developed and validated for the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including linear and cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes (VMSs), in biogas.
Gadea Carrera, Enrique +4 more
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Determinants of airport cost flexibility in a context of economic recession [PDF]
The recent economic downturn led to a significant contraction in the global demand for air travel and cargo. In spite of that, airports' operating costs did not mirror the traffic trends and kept increasing during the same period, showing evident signs ...
Martín, J.C. +2 more
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